419 scam: "Mr. James Kaba"<info@radio.de> URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a orphan scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27788811800 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jameskabaa@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. James Kaba" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jameskabaa@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2019 06:18:14 +0300
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,

You may be surprise to receive this mail since you don’t know me personally, but with due respect, trust and humility, I am sending this proposal mail to you. Officially I am Mr. James Kaba the son of Mr. Musa Kaba of Darfur Sudan, and my mother Mrs. Fatima Kaba. It is indeed my pleasure to contact you for an assistance of a business venture which I intend to establish in your country.

I got your contact while I was doing some private research on the Internet for a reliable foreign partner that will assist me and my family to transfer some funds to your company’s or private Bank account for investment purpose, though I have not met with you before, but considering the recent political instabilities our my country South Sudan, of which if you are current with the situation of South Sudan my country or Sudan in general my story will not be like a news to your ears, I therefore believe that I have to take risk confiding in you for the success in my life since we have not meet with each other for the first time.

The fund in question is huge, amounting (US 25 Million.) (TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) which my late Father deposited in the Republic of South Africa, and in a private security company awaiting claim before he was assassinated by unknown persons during this war in Darfur Sudan.

Now I have decided to invest the funds in your country or anywhere safe for security reasons. I have mutually agreed to compensate you with 40% of the total amount if you agree to assist me. You can contact me through this Email (jameskabaa@gmail.com)

All I require is your honest & kind co-operation. I will give you further details as soon as you show interest in helping me.

I wait for your kind consideration to my proposal.

Best Regard,

Mr. James Kaba.

CELL NUMBER +27 788811800

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